Recent campus safety statistics show and increased danger for
students—particularly females—with up to 1 in 5 college women
encountering sexual assault and nearly 10,000 students each year
enduring aggravated assaults and robberies during their time in college.
SABRE is working to enhance awareness of the safety steps students need
to take when they get to campus. However, they also want to encourage
students with the chance at winning a scholarship to apply to their
studies.

“Our decision to award a scholarship was twofold,” explains SABRE CEO
David Nance. “We wanted to give back to our community by helping
someone with their college dream, while also teaching students and their
parents about campus safety.”

SABRE has spent more than forty years in the personal safety market
and partnered with elite law enforcement professionals to further their
understanding of self-defense tactics.

"Our goal is to help educate as many students as possible about the
importance of personal safety, and by doing so, we are sharing important
tips, as well as information about our safety products that can help
students escape to safety should it arise," said Nance.

SABRE is encouraging students to follow these safety tips both on and off campus.

· Before unpacking their boxes, students should check out
what free safe ride or walking services are offered by the campus.
· Students should take a safety seminar or attend a
self-defense class. Many colleges offer them free or for credit, and the
techniques and strategies can be lifesaving.
· For students moving from dorms to apartments, a personal
alarm provides portable security. SABRE offers many compact options as
well as a Dorm/Apartment Kit for keeping personal belongings safe.
· Prepare themselves with pepper sprays and gels—one of the
most effective ways to deter or distract an attacker, and permitted on
most campuses. SABRE has the most potent and reliable options on the
market.
· Stick together—there is safety in numbers, so stay close to friends when going out or coming home late from parties.

“For parents, this time in their family’s lives are exciting—but also
stressful as they are seeing their children go off on their own, often
for the very first time,” said Nance. “We’re hoping to give them peace
of mind by teaching their kids how to stay safe both on and off campus.”

The Safe Is Smart Scholarship Sweepstakes is open to all
incoming freshmen and students enrolled in a secondary education
institution.

To enter, go to: www.safeissmart.com/scholarship.
Entrants will watch a video about campus protection and the latest in
personal safety, before being able to register and submit their
information.

About
SABRE, the no. 1 pepper spray trusted by police and consumers
worldwide, is family owned and operated with four decades of experience
and is the leading brand in personal safety. The company’s law
enforcement grade pepper sprays provide consumers with the same superior
quality chosen exclusively by the New York Police Department, Los
Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and law enforcement agencies
worldwide. SABRE has trained 3,500 officers around the globe on the use
of force and how to use pepper spray. SABRE also has a line of consumer
personal alarms and home security systems, and is dedicated to educating
its customers. SABRE’s Personal Safety Academy is available through
certified instructors around the world to help teach personal safety
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